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2023 Oregon wildfires. This article is a summary of the 2023 Oregon wildfire season, comprising the series of significant wildfires that have burned in the U.S. state of Oregon since the beginning of the calendar year. Fire season officially began in all areas of the state by July 1, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
Medford Pear Blossom Festival. Pears in blossom in a Medford orchard in April 2016. The Medford Pear Blossom Festival is an annual spring parade and festival in Medford, Oregon. [1][2] It is held in April to mark the time when pear trees that are a traditional part of the town's economy come into blossom. It was founded in 1954.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
Pear Blossom Park. Part of the park in 2019. Nearest city. Medford, Oregon, United States. Coordinates. 42°19′44″N 122°52′23″W / 42.32889°N 122.87306°W / 42.32889; -122.87306. Pear Blossom Park is a park in Medford, Oregon, United States. The Commons at Pear Blossom Park was a collaboration project by the Medford Urban ...
www.stpaulrodeo.com. The St. Paul Rodeo is held annually in St. Paul, Oregon, United States. It takes place over five days, ending on July 4th. [1] Events include nightly rodeo and fireworks, carnival and vendors, music performances, and a parade on July 4th. [1] The event was first held in 1936. [2] The total five-day attendance as of 2022 was ...
On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting occurred during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting occurred at 10:14 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00), roughly 15 minutes after the parade had started. Seven people were killed, and 48 others were wounded by bullets or shrapnel.
Since then, numerous major motion pictures have been shot in the state, including F.W. Murnau 's City Girl (1930), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Animal House (1978), Stand by Me (1986), Free Willy (1993), and Wild (2014). Portland —Oregon's largest city—has been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured ...
The USCB includes Medford and Grants Pass as a combined statistical area called the Medford–Grants Pass, Oregon Combined Statistical Area, comprising both Jackson and Josephine counties. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The area's population was estimated at 285,919 in 2010, making it the second largest combined statistical area and the fourth largest ...